And even if it's not, it's not even about the hate vs ignorance thing here, it's stupid to tweet something like that out at all. It's not about being politically correct or not, it's about having respect for a community. Even if what he meant to say was innocent, (which I doubt), he could not have picked a worse way of phrasing it.

People need to stop being so overly sensitive!! I work with gay people consider some good friends and I have said the same exact thing to there faces and usually gotten a laugh out of it. Alot worse has been said or tweeted this isnt even a story in my book

Some things are just better left unsaid. This is why pro athletes should just delete their twitter accounts because it is nothing but trouble. I am a straight man but truth is some people are born with conditions. I don't know what is so hard to understand... You ask 99% of gay men if they prefer to be straight, and they will say yes.

And even if it's not, it's not even about the hate vs ignorance thing here, it's stupid to tweet something like that out at all. It's not about being politically correct or not, it's about having respect for a community. Even if what he meant to say was innocent, (which I doubt), he could not have picked a worse way of phrasing it.

Uh, he could have said much much worse.

Rich is correct though, we have been trained to immediately have your type of reaction PR. Anything else would be considered hatred.

I'm personally indifferent to homosexuality because quite frankly it doesn't make or break my life. I say live and let live. But if someone wants to have a different opinion I don't think they should be stone in the court of public opinion so long as they aren't physically threatening someone for their sexual preference.

So some of you guys think Mike Wallace sent out a tweet to genuinely say "I don't understand why a guy wants another guy" ........ you don't think there was a shred of ignorance when people get to twitter or facebook and make updates like that?

C'mon .... dude typed "SMH" as in SHAKING MY HEAD at the end. This was as boneheaded as that Culliver situation with the 49'ers.

He worded it like people choose to be with other men, instead of women and put a "smh" at the end, like it's such a ridiculous decision to be gay.

That type is ignorance is just appalling.

I mean listen, I understand what you guys are saying. Maybe we're just reading into it differently. But to me, this was the equivalent of tweeting something like, "With all the benefits that we have as white men, why would anybody be black? SMH"...

So some of you guys think Mike Wallace sent out a tweet to genuinely say "I don't understand why a guy wants another guy" ........ you don't think there was a shred of ignorance when people get to twitter or facebook and make updates like that?

C'mon .... dude typed "SMH" as in SHAKING MY HEAD at the end. This was as boneheaded as that Culliver situation with the 49'ers.

So saying he doesn't understand liking dudes is the same as saying no gay guys better come out in the locker room?

He worded it like people choose to be with other men, instead of women and put a "smh" at the end, like it's such a ridiculous decision to be gay.

That type is ignorance is just appalling.

I mean listen, I understand what you guys are saying. Maybe we're just reading into it differently. But to me, this was the equivalent of tweeting something like, "With all the benefits that we have as white men, why would anybody be black? SMH"...

Any time you act as judge and jury over someone's words without knowing their meaning or heart, you have judged unfairly. Bottom line is you are making an assumption that is based on a worst case scenario.

It's not just that part of it specifically. It's the "SMH" applied to the end of the sentence. It's connatation is always negative. It's the equivalent of a facepalm.

Yes, it is. But that doesn't make it hateful.

It would be no different than if you were hanging out with a straight friend and some hot chick approached him and he rejected her. You'd be shaking your head because you wouldn't be able to understand why a guy would reject a hot chick.

I don't see it as hateful at all, I see people jumping to conclusions without incomplete information and passing judgment.

So no, sorry. It is not the same as saying no one in the locker room better come out of the closet. That's a THREAT.

It would be no different than if you were hanging out with a straight friend and some hot chick approached him and he rejected her. You'd be shaking your head because you wouldn't be able to understand why a guy would reject a hot chick.

I don't see it as hateful at all, I see people jumping to conclusions without incomplete information and passing judgment.

So no, sorry. It is not the same as saying no one in the locker room better come out of the closet. That's a THREAT.

Then Mike Wallace must be a caveman to not "understand how anyone could not want a beautiful woman" (because beauty is the only desirable trait in the first place) given all the information readily available about homosexuality. That is the difference. If your friend rejects her because of beauty you know it's not because of his sexuality.

Yes.... in the Middle East or Cuba. Not in America. At least it shouldn't be that way. There is a reason we have a 1st Amendment.

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I am a straight man but truth is some people are born with conditions.

So being gay is a "condition"? Sorry, but THAT sounds ignorant.

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I don't know what is so hard to understand...

I've never poked a dude and have no desire to do so and I don't understand why another dude would want to.

But that's his perogative.

We do have a 1st Amendment, but I made it very clear when I said "pro athletes" should delete their twitter accounts, because it is unneeded attention and distractions. Why make such comments and bring attention to yourself for no reason. Is Mike Wallace a professional football player for the Miami Dolphins or a comedian?

There is research that suggests that gay people may have hormonal imbalances, could be genetics, could be abusive experiences, could be the brain structure, so when I say what is so hard to understand, I mean why is it hard to understand that a person could have been born that way or has a condition. So the only ignorant person is you. Open your mind, not everything is black and white. Not every gay man just chose to be gay. Educate yourself because clearly you are not...

Nobodys ever going to confuse Mike Walace with Einstein. He needs to shut up and just catch the ball. What he said while disrespectful and stupid was just that. Had this been a Patriot or Jet then we would classify it as hateful.

We do have a 1st Amendment, but I made it very clear when I said "pro athletes" should delete their twitter accounts, because it is unneeded attention and distractions.

That's not solely the fault of the pro athlete. There is the public and the media to blame. Often times, things are said, then twisted or taken out of context.

THAT is a threat to freedom of speech.

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There is research that suggests that gay people may have hormonal imbalances

Straight people have hormonal imbalances. It's called puberty. Maybe you went through it.

Women have hormonal imbalances, it is called menstruation and menopause. It seems like you went through that for sure.

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I mean why is it hard to understand that a person could have been born that way or has a condition. So the only ignorant person is you. Open your mind, not everything is black and white. Not every gay man just chose to be gay. Educate yourself because clearly you are not...

I'm fully aware that there is evidence of gay people being born that way. I don't recall ever saying otherwise. If you can find where I did, please do so. Otherwise, save your insults for youself.

Calling it a "condition" is what is ignorant. That would be what you did.

I have the right to call you all kinds of things I've always wanted to, but I refrain. It's called tact. Wallace showed none of it. Just because there's a right to do something doesn't mean you should. That's the problem with Twitter and Facebook. Nobody is EVER held accountable.

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You are certainly entired to that opinion. But you compared it to another player who made threatening comments.

I have the right to call you all kinds of things I've always wanted to, but I refrain. It's called tact. Wallace showed none of it. Just because there's a right to do something doesn't mean you should. That's the problem with Twitter and Facebook. Nobody is EVER held accountable.

That's the price that is paid for freedom of speech.

As a libertarian, I would think this is something you would deeply understand.

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I compared the ignorance of it, not the threat part of it.

Culliver's comments was far more ignorant in the fact that he actually made a threat.